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UK Police Pay 13,000 Pounds to Christian Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer, But Stronger Crackdown on Pro-Life Witness Looms…
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 19, 2024 / 11:19 am West Midlands Police have paid 13,000 pounds (about $16,800) in compensation to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the Christian volunteer who was twice arrested for praying silently near an abortion facility in Birmingham, England. The settlement comes as the U.K. government is reportedly set to strengthen its crackdown on silent prayer near abortion facilities by expressly labeling it as “criminal” in upcoming nationwide “buffer zone” legislation. Vaughan-Spruce, director of March for Life UK, was first arrested in December 2022 for silently praying within a public space protection order (PSPO) zone outside a closed abortion facility. The PSPO prohibited “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users,” which local authoriti...
Pope’s Sunday Angelus: ‘Christ Himself Becomes True Food and True Drink’…
Angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Ave Maria… Ecce ancílla Dómini.Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.Ave Maria… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Ave Maria… Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,méntibus nostris infunde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus, per passiónem eius et crucem, ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Gloria Patri… (ter)Requiem aeternam… Benedictio Apostolica seu Papalis Dominus vobiscum.Et cum spiritu tuo.Sit nomen Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus,Pa ter, et Fi lius, et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen. The Angelus Prayer The Angel of the Lord d...
Sister Agnes Sasagawa, Purported Our Lady of Akita Visionary, Dies at 93…
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Aug 17, 2024 / 07:52 am Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun whose purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita included stark warnings for humanity and instructions to pray the rosary and repent of sin, died Aug. 15 at age 93. A parish priest in Akita, Japan, confirmed to CNA by phone that Sasagawa had died on Aug. 15. The order to which Sasagawa belonged, the Institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist, announced that Sasagawa, who had been “undergoing medical treatment for some time,” died on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. She famously received a purported series of messages from Mary and witnessed other supernatural phenomena beginning fifty years ago. The local Bishop John Shojiro Ito of Niigat...
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: ‘Together With Her Son, She Enjoys the Joy of Eternal Life Forever’…
Angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Ave Maria… Ecce ancílla Dómini.Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.Ave Maria… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Ave Maria… Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,méntibus nostris infunde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus, per passiónem eius et crucem, ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Gloria Patri… (ter)Requiem aeternam… Benedictio Apostolica seu Papalis Dominus vobiscum.Et cum spiritu tuo.Sit nomen Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus,Pa ter, et Fi lius, et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen. The Angelus Prayer The Angel of the Lord d...
French Government Warns Catholics of ‘Very High’ Terrorist Threat on Thursday’s Solemnity of the Assumption…
The French government is urging “extreme vigilance” in the face of a “very high” terrorist threat to religious demonstrations and places of worship on the Solemnity of the Assumption, one of the most holy days in the Catholic calendar. Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of the Interior, warned regional officials in a Tuesday message through the messenger app Telegram that the country is in a “very high level of terrorist threat.” He specified that “services, gatherings, processions, and pilgrimages” at sites traditionally associated with Marian devotion face particular danger, according to French news outlet BFMTV. Darmanin informed regional prefects that “extreme vigilance must be maintained, particularly with regard todemonstrations and places of a religious nature.” He advis...
Lourdes Baths Fully Reopened for First Time Since 2020 as 30,000 Expected for Assumption Pilgrimage…
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 09:08 am The baths at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France have fully reopened for the first time in four years for France’s national pilgrimage for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this week. More than 30,000 pilgrims are expected in Lourdes for the Aug. 15 feast day, according to the news station Europe 1. The weeklong celebration will culminate in a Mass and candlelight rosary procession with thousands of sick in wheelchairs leading the way. The immersion pools at Lourdes have been closed since 2020 due first to the pandemic and later to renovation work. During the closure, pilgrims were invited to participate in a “water gesture” by washing their face, hands, and forearms with holy water from the miracul...
Eucharist Survives Florida Church Fire: ‘A Work of God’s Extraordinary Providence’…
After Henry and Paula Kones’ Orlando, Florida, church burned down last year, they were devastated for their small parish, but were given a sense of hope in the aftermath. Despite the fire being concentrated on the sanctuary, with both the altar and the tabernacle being incinerated, a sole Eucharistic Host, covered under the ash, survived the blaze. The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames. The burnt altar at Incarnation Catholic Church and the luna, with the Eucharistic Host that survived (Photo: Father William Holiday) Speaking to the Register, the married couple described the survival of the Host at Incarnation Catholic Church as “astounding.” “Whenever you have ...
Pope’s Sunday Angelus: ‘May Mary Help Us Listen With Faith to the Lord’s Voice, and Do His Will Courageously’…
Angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Ave Maria… Ecce ancílla Dómini.Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.Ave Maria… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Ave Maria… Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,méntibus nostris infunde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus, per passiónem eius et crucem, ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Gloria Patri… (ter)Requiem aeternam… Benedictio Apostolica seu Papalis Dominus vobiscum.Et cum spiritu tuo.Sit nomen Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus,Pa ter, et Fi lius, et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen. The Angelus Prayer The Angel of the Lord d...
UK Catholics Voice ‘Shock And Concern’ At New Outbreak Of Nationwide Disorder…
LONDON (OSV News) — Prominent Catholics have joined church leaders in condemning a wave of riots across the United Kingdom, while also urging greater understanding of current social grievances. “The orchestrated violence seen on British and Northern Irish streets is an expression of social rage and hatred — those involved claim to be protecting communities and cultures, but their actions have divided and ruptured already fragile bonds of trust,” said Anna Rowlands, a professor who chairs the Center for Catholic Social Thought and Practice at Durham University. “This isn’t standard summer riot behavior, but a new and worrying pattern of racial and religious intimidation, an attempt at vigilante border control within neighborhoods. Jewish, Asian, Black and Muslim communities are having to ke...
Pope Grants Interview to Chinese Jesuits, Says He Desires to Visit Sheshan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Near Shanghai…
In an interview with the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis says China is a “great people” that “must not waste its heritage”, and repeats his desire to make an apostolic journey to the country. By Isabella Piro The heart of the interview given by Pope Francis to Father Pedro Chia, director of the press office of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus, is “a message of hope” and a blessing for the entire Chinese people. It is an interview with a strong spiritual focus, punctuated by the Pope’s personal memories and his reflections on the future of the Church. Carrying forward their legacy The Pope does not hide his desire to visit China, particularly the Shrine of Sheshan in the Songjiang District, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians. In...
‘They Are Trying to Finish the Diocese of Matagalpa’: At Least 12 Priests Arrested in New Surge of Nicaraguan Repression…
At least 12 priests arrested in new surge of Nicaraguan repression Skip to content The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega has initiated a new crackdown against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, with the arrest of at least 12 priests across the country. Nicaraguans during a 2018 protest. Credit: VOA News/public domain. Share The priests – Frutos Valle Salmerón, Ulises René Vega Matamoros, Edgar Sacasa Sierra, Jairo Pravia, Víctor Godoy, Marlon Velázquez, Antonio López, Fray Silvio Romero, Raúl Villega, Edilio Javier Cruz, Francisco Tercero, Harvin Tórrez and the deacon Ervin Aguirre – have been detained in a series of arrests that began on July 26. Of this group, López, Cruz, Tercero and the deacon Aguirre were released shortly after police officers took them into custody. The priest...
Kamala Harris Chooses Radically Pro-Abortion, Pro-Trans Tim Walz as Her Running Mate…
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is expected to announce her vice president pick Tuesday, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz may be her second-most-likely choice. Professional oddsmaking companies BetOnline, Oddschecker, Polymarket, and PredictIt all show Walz behind Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as Harris’ most likely pick, The Center Square reported. Because of his rural Midwestern heritage and military background, Walz, 60, has been touted as a safe choice for vice president for Harris, 59, despite his far-left stances on transgender procedures for children and abortion on demand. Walz reportedly met Sunday with Harris for an interview, along with Shapiro and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Here are four things to know about him. 1. A Teacher Turned Congressman ...
